UK Foreign Secretary Miliband calls for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in first call with Saar

UK Foreign Secretary Miliband calls for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in first call with Saar The UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has called on Israel to withdraw from Gaza and curb its settlements in the occupied West Bank in his first meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar. In a statement posted on X, Miliband said that he told Israel it "must crack down on settler violence and must immediately end blockages on aid into Gaza". "I reiterated that Hamas must decommission its weapons, the IDF [Israeli military] should withdraw, and that we must see progress on the 20-point plan," the statement added, referring to the ongoing peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas.